I don't like this solution either, but kind of weird to see defending / explaining away ghosting as normal in some of these posts. When I'm involved in the hir

I don't like this solution either, but kind of weird to see defending / explaining away ghosting as normal in some of these posts. When I'm involved in the hiring process I've always approached it from the angle that you want to leave a good impression with the candidate regardless of whether you hire them or not. Careers are long, word gets around, and you'll reject way more candidates than you hire.